Folk-rock
takes the simple, direct songwriting style of folk music and melds it to a prominent
rock & roll backbeat. One of the most distinctive elements of folk-rock is the
chiming, ringing guitar hooks, coupled with clear vocal harmonies. Folk-rock
was pioneered in the mid-'60s by the Byrds, who played Bob Dylan songs as if
they were from the British Invasion. The Byrds established the blueprint that
many bands followed. As the '60s winded down, more folk-rock groups emphasized
the acoustic origins of folk and backed away from the ringing electric arrpeggios
of the Byrds. In the next three decades, both the acoustic and electric folk-rock
sounds were commonplace in rock & roll.
Folk
Rock
